Diocese of Upper South Carolina Bishop Creates Panel on Same Sex Unions and Unity

Posted by Kendall Harmon

That way forward must be deeply rooted in the evangelical imperative, and it must engage scripture, tradition and reason — both in the very pastoral and human dimensions that have challenged the church to address same-sex relationships and, more rigorously, in the theological dimensions that have given a moral grounding for the church over many centuries through the received tradition. Our task will be to help me articulate the boundaries within which we might live together that includes same-sex relationships and those who struggle with the church’s decisions with clarity and substance.

This will be hard work. But it will also be work with unexpected blessings....

Spare me. They are going to do what they are going to do regardless of scripture or Jesus. They just want the orthodox to go along with the minimum of fuss and continue to send those checks in. We have been at this a long time and we know the script and the drill.

Its sad, of course, that this sort of thing is so obvious a “cover”—so obviously a device for effectuating a change—but saddest is that such a charade can actually see the light of day as something that passes the “laugh test”.